Editing Delta Junction, Alaska (section)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1970= 703
|1980= 945
|1990= 652
|2000= 840
|2010= 958
|2020= 918
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
Delta Junction first appeared on the 1970 U.S. Census as an incorporated city.

=== Race and ethnicity ===
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 840 people, 312 households, and 208 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|48.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 422 housing units at an average density of {{convert|24.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.43% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.07% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 4.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.95% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.38% from two or more races.  0.83% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Delta Junction has the highest percentage of [[Ukrainian American|Ukrainian people in the United States]], with 16.4% of residents having been born in Ukraine and an even higher total number having [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city-data.com/top2/h65.html |title=Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Ukraine (population 500+) |publisher=city-data.com |access-date=August 12, 2008}}</ref> According to the 2000 Census, 19.64% of the general population and 31.10% of those aged 5–17 used either Russian or Ukrainian as home language.<ref>[http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&SRVY_YEAR=2000&geo=&state_id=2&county_id=&mode=place&lang_id=&zip=&place_id=18620&cty_id=&region_id=&division_id=&ll=&ea=y&order=&a=y&pc=1 Modern Language Association - Delta Junction, Alaska]</ref> Delta Junction is home for a sizable community of [[Old Believers|Russian Orthodox Old Believers]].

=== Age and gender ===
Of the 312 households, 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 32.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.6 males.

=== Income ===
The median income for a household in the city was $43,500, and the median income for a family was $58,250. Males had a median income of $50,469 versus $25,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,171.  About 12.3% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.8% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.